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Abd El-Fattah H, Maged A, Kamel R, Kharbish S. Recent Technologies for The Elimination of Pharmaceutical Compounds from aqueous solutions: A review. Frontiers in Scientific Research and Technology 2023; 5:0-0. [DOI: 10.21608/fsrt.2023.173676.1074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Maged A, El-Fattah HA, Kamel RM, Kharbish S, Elgarahy AM. A comprehensive review on sustainable clay-based geopolymers for wastewater treatment: circular economy and future outlook. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:693. [PMID: 37204517 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11303-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the present era of significant industrial development, the presence and dispersal of countless water contaminants in water bodies worldwide have rendered them unsuitable for various forms of life. Recently, the awareness of environmental sustainability for wastewater treatment has increased rapidly in quest of meeting the global water demand. Despite numerous conventional adsorbents on deck, exploring low-cost and efficient adsorbents is interesting. Clays and clays-based geopolymers are intensively used as natural, alternative, and promising adsorbents to meet the goals for combating climate change and providing low carbon, heat, and power. In this narrative work, the present review highlights the persistence of some inorganic/organic water pollutants in aquatic bodies. Moreover, it comprehensively summarizes the advancement in the strategies associated with synthesizing clays and their based geopolymers, characterization techniques, and applications in water treatment. Furthermore, the critical challenges, opportunities, and future prospective regarding the circular economy are additionally outlined. This review expounded on the ongoing research studies for leveraging these eco-friendly materials to address water decontamination. The adsorption mechanisms of clays-based geopolymers are successfully presented. Therefore, the present review is believed to deepen insights into wastewater treatment using clays and clays-based geopolymers as a groundbreaking aspect in accord with the waste-to-wealth concept toward broader sustainable development goals.
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- Ali Maged
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Egyptian Propylene and Polypropylene Company (EPPC), Port-Said, Egypt
- Environmental Chemistry Division, Environmental Science Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Maged A, Abu El-Magd SA, Radwan AE, Kharbish S, Zamzam S. Evaluation insight into Abu Zenima clay deposits as a prospective raw material source for ceramics industry: Remote Sensing and Characterization. Sci Rep 2023; 13:58. [PMID: 36593265 PMCID: PMC9807103 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26484-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The rapid development and mutations have heightened ceramic industrialization to supply the countries' requirements worldwide. Therefore, the continuous exploration for new reserves of possible ceramic-raw materials is needed to overwhelm the increased demand for ceramic industries. In this study, the suitability assessment of potential applications for Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) clay deposits at Abu Zenima area, as raw materials in ceramic industries, was extensively performed. Remote sensing data were employed to map the Kaolinite-bearing formation as well as determine the additional occurrences of clay reserves in the studied area. In this context, ten representative clayey materials from the Matulla Formation were sampled and examined for their mineralogical, geochemical, morphological, physical, thermal, and plasticity characteristics. The mineralogical and chemical compositions of starting clay materials were examined. The physicochemical surface properties of the studied clay were studied utilizing SEM-EDX and TEM. The particle-size analysis confirmed the adequate characteristics of samples for white ceramic stoneware and ceramic tiles manufacturing. The technological and suitability properties of investigated clay deposits proved the industrial appropriateness of Abu Zenima clay as a potential ceramic raw material for various ceramic products. The existence of high kaolin reserves in the studied area with reasonable quality and quantity has regional significance. It would significantly help reduce the manufacturing cost and overwhelm the high consumption rate. The ceramic manufacturers in the investigated areas are expected to bring steady producers into the industry in the long term to gain the advantage of low-cost raw materials, labor, and factory construction.
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- Ali Maged
- grid.430657.30000 0004 4699 3087Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate Egypt
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- grid.430657.30000 0004 4699 3087Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate Egypt
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Faculty of Geography and Geology, Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 3a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- grid.430657.30000 0004 4699 3087Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate Egypt
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- grid.31451.320000 0001 2158 2757Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44519 Sharkia Governorate Egypt
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Maged A, Kharbish S, Ismael IS, Bhatnagar A. Characterization of activated bentonite clay mineral and the mechanisms underlying its sorption for ciprofloxacin from aqueous solution. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:32980-32997. [PMID: 32524402 PMCID: PMC7417422 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The presence of emerging pollutants such as hazardous chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in water sources is a serious concern to the environment and human health. Thus, this study focused on exploring the interaction mechanisms between ciprofloxacin (CIP) (antibiotic) and clay (a low-cost adsorbent) during sorption process. Acid activation technique was opted for modifying natural bentonite (NB) to enhance the adsorptive removal of CIP from water. The BET surface area analysis revealed that acid-activated bentonite (AAB) possessed more than two fold higher surface area as compared to NB. Combining pHzpc measurements, effect of solution pH and CIP speciation revealed that CIP sorption onto bentonite is highly dependent on solution pH. Kinetic studies confirmed that CIP sorption mechanism was chemisorption which included ion-exchange and surface complexation mechanisms. The mechanism of CIP sorption onto AAB was successfully explored with the assistance of characterization techniques. Maximal monolayer sorption capacity of AAB was found to be 305.20 mg/g, compared to 126.56 mg/g for NB. Reusability studies demonstrated that AAB could be reused successfully up to 5 cycles. Furthermore, column studies showed satisfactory results confirming that AAB can be successfully used in continuous mode for practical applications.
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- Ali Maged
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland.
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, 43518, Egypt.
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, 43518, Egypt
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, 43518, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland.
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Maged A, Iqbal J, Kharbish S, Ismael IS, Bhatnagar A. Tuning tetracycline removal from aqueous solution onto activated 2:1 layered clay mineral: Characterization, sorption and mechanistic studies. J Hazard Mater 2020; 384:121320. [PMID: 31610346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Water pollution due to emerging contaminants (especially pharmaceuticals) is a major environmental threat which results in the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria/resistance genes in the aquatic environment. Therefore, robust and cost-effective methods are required to address this problem. In this study, thermal activation was opted for the modification of natural bentonite clay (BC) and utilized to investigate the adsorptive removal of tetracycline (TC) from aqueous solution. The physicochemical surface properties of the raw and modified bentonite samples were also investigated. The BET analysis revealed that the thermally activated bentonite (TB) has better properties than BC. The surface area of TB was found to be more than two-fold higher compared to that of BC. The FTIR spectra exhibited the existence of AlOH, SiO and SiOSi functional groups in the samples, confirming the presence of hydrated aluminosilicate in the clay. The effects of various operating parameters were analyzed via optimization studies. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity estimated by Langmuir model was found to be 156.7 and 388.1 mg g-1 for BC and TB, respectively. Furthermore, fixed-bed column studies were performed to get insights into the adsorption behavior of TB in a dynamic system. The mechanism of TC adsorption by TB was successfully explored.
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- Ali Maged
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland; Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, P.O. Box 43518, Suez Governorate, Egypt.
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, P.O. Box 144534, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, P.O. Box 43518, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, P.O. Box 43518, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland
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Maged A, Ismael IS, Kharbish S, Sarkar B, Peräniemi S, Bhatnagar A. Enhanced interlayer trapping of Pb(II) ions within kaolinite layers: intercalation, characterization, and sorption studies. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:1870-1887. [PMID: 31760617 PMCID: PMC6994523 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06845-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Lead (Pb(II)) pollution in water poses a serious threat to human health in many parts of the world. In the past decades, research has been aimed at developing efficient and cost-effective methods to address the problem. In this study, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and potassium acetate (K-Ac) intercalated kaolinite complexes were synthesized and subsequently utilized for Pb(II) removal from water. The intercalation of kaolinite with DMSO was found to be useful for expanding the interlayer space of the clay mineral from 0.72 to 1.12 nm. Kaolinite intercalation with K-Ac (KDK) increased the interlayer space from 1.12 to 1.43 nm. The surface area of KDK was found to be more than threefold higher as compared to natural kaolinite (NK). Batch experimental results revealed that the maximum Pb(II) uptake capacity of KDK was 46.45 mg g-1 which was higher than the capacity of NK (15.52 mg g-1). Reusability studies showed that KDK could be reused for 5 cycles without substantially losing its adsorption capacity. Furthermore, fixed-bed column tests confirmed the suitability of KDK in continuous mode for Pb(II) removal. Successful application of intercalated kaolinite for Pb(II) adsorption in batch and column modes suggests its application in water treatment (especially removal of divalent metals).
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- Ali Maged
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland.
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt.
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43518, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, Egypt
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland
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Andráš P, Matos JX, Turisová I, Batista MJ, Kanianska R, Kharbish S. The interaction of heavy metals and metalloids in the soil-plant system in the São Domingos mining area (Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:20615-20630. [PMID: 29752668 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2205-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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São Domingos belongs among the most important historic Iberian Pyrite Belt Cu mines. The anthrosoil is contaminated by a very high content of heavy metals and metalloids. The study was focused on evaluating the interaction of some chemical elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Cd, Ni, Co, As, Sb) in the system soil vs. five autochthonous dominant plant species: Pinus pinaster Aiton, Quercus rotundifolia Lam., Agrostis sp., Juncus conglomeratus L. and Juncus effusus L. The plants are heavily contaminated by Cu, Pb, As and Zn. The bioconcentration factor proved that they exhibit features of metal tolerant excluders. The trees are accumulators of Ag, whereas the graminoids are hyper-accumulators of Ag and Juncus effusus of Co. The translocation factor confirmed that the selected elements are immobilised in the roots except for Mn and Zn in Pinus pinaster and Mn in Quercus rotundifolia and Juncus conglomeratus. The bioaccumulation of Mn, Zn and Cu at low pH increases. The increased content of Ca and Mg in the soil inhibits, in the case of some metals and metalloids, their intake to plants. Although the studied plants, despite their fitness and vitality at the contaminated sites, are not suitable for phytoextraction (except Co and Ag), they can be used for phytostabilisation at the mining habitats.
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- Peter Andráš
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Portuguese Geological Survey), Ap. 104, 7801-902, Beja, Portugal
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Portuguese Geological Survey), Ap. 7586, 2721-866, Alfragide, Portugal
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City, Suez Governorate, 435 18, Egypt
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Kharbish S. Spectral-structural characteristics of the extremely scarce silver arsenic sulfosalts, proustite, smithite, trechmannite and xanthoconite: μ-Raman spectroscopy evidence. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2017; 177:104-110. [PMID: 28131962 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The spectral - structural features of the rare silver arsenic (Ag-As) sulfosalts, proustite, Ag3AsS3, and the extremely scarce smithite, AgAsS2, trechmannite, AgAsS2 and xanthoconite, Ag3AsS3, were studied by the μ-Raman technique. Stretching - bending vibrations of the pyramidal isolated and interconnected AsS3 groups were responsible for the Raman spectra of the studied sulfosalts. The symmetric and asymmetric stretching modes appear between 380 and 350cm-1, whereas those of bending (SAsS) vibrations between 335 and 280cm-1. The AsS longer bond lengths absolutely demonstrate the red shift (i.e. decrease in energy) from xanthoconite to trechmannite, smithite and proustite and the lowering in FWHM in comparable vibrational modes.
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- S Kharbish
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez Governorate, El Salam City 43518, Egypt.
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Kharbish S, Andráš P, Luptáková J, Milovská S. Raman spectra of oriented and non-oriented Cu hydroxy-phosphate minerals: libethenite, cornetite, pseudomalachite, reichenbachite and ludjibaite. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 130:152-163. [PMID: 24785090 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.01.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Oriented cornetite [Cu3PO4(OH)3], libethenite [Cu2PO4(OH)] and pseudomalachite [Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4] and non-oriented reichenbachite [Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4] and ludjibaite [Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4] minerals from Ľubietová and Špania Dolina dump fields, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia were examined by polarized Raman spectroscopy. The examined minerals display the characteristic vibrational modes of PO4 and OH groups and further lattice modes. The PO4 stretching and bending vibrations of the investigated minerals occur between 1150 and 900 cm(-1) and between 700 and 350 cm(-1), respectively. On the other hand, the hydroxyl group stretching and bending modes appear above 3350 cm(-1) and between 900 and 700 cm(-1), respectively. The lattice vibrations occur below 350 cm(-1). The different bond distances of the PO4 groups readily explain the shift of the bands to higher or lower wavenumbers among the studied Cu hydroxy-phosphate minerals.
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- Sherif Kharbish
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez 43518, Egypt; Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
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- Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ďumbierska 1, 97411 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ďumbierska 1, 97411 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ďumbierska 1, 97411 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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